Other Health Care Coverage and Medicare Eligibility

If you have other health care coverage, you may wonder how that impacts your Medicare eligibility.

The answer is, it depends. Every circumstance is a little bit different. 

However, one thing is the same for everyone – it is important to understand how Medicare works with your existing health care coverage. This will help you:

• Make an informed decision about the health care coverage that will be best for you
• Avoid late enrollment penalties when you sign up for Medicare
• Avoid a gap in health care coverage

Select an option below to learn about how other health care coverage impacts your Medicare eligibility. 

• Working Past 65 and Medicare
• Medicaid and Medicare (Dual Eligibles)
• Veterans and Medicare
• Indian Health Service and Medicare
• COBRA and Medicare
• Federal Employee Retirement Health Benefits and Medicare
• Railroad Retirement Benefits and Medicare